Each Friday throughout the season Kevin Weekes will be blogging for NHL.com. In place of his traditional Friday Four, this week he discusses his top 10 biggest storylines of the first half of the season.
The first order of business is the year the Capitals are having. The consistency, their approach, their coaching. General manager Brian MacLellan has really done a nice job. This summer alone, for them to be able to trade for T.J. Oshie and sign Justin Williams. Those are two underrated pieces especially what Williams brings as "Mr. Game 7."
I've been impressed with Braden Holtby's level of performance and demeanor and what he means to that team. That organization is just so well positioned to make a run at the Stanley Cup. They have been the most consistent team in the NHL this season and Barry Trotz has done an excellent job.